Nonprofit · EIN 23-2152581
CIVIC THEATRE OF ALLENTOWN PA
Tax-exempt · ALLENTOWN, PA 18104
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,104,532 | $1,524,628 | -$420,096 | $6,045,091 | $1,626,283 | $4,418,808 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,181,535 | $1,599,420 | -$417,885 | $6,576,579 | $1,737,675 | $4,838,904 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,229,823 | $1,693,151 | -$463,328 | $6,994,464 | $1,737,675 | $5,256,789 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $313,970
- of which government grants
- $2,500
- Membership dues
- $10,358
- Program service revenue
- $725,187
- Investment income
- $6,504
- Net rental income
- $13,704
- Net income from fundraising events
- $31,643
- Other revenue
- $58,871
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $100,944
- Other salaries and wages
- $372,481
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $546,524
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $13,750
- Occupancy
- $169,824
- Depreciation
- $212,213
- Program services (functional)
- $1,044,385
- Management and general (functional)
- $415,214
- Fundraising (functional)
- $65,029
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,576,579
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,045,091
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,626,283
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,418,808
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $5,467,875
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,139,721
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $279,087
- Gross receipts
- $1,114,097
- Employees
- 34
- Volunteers
- 130
- Year formed
- 1938
- State of legal domicile
- PA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM SANDERS | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $79,200 | $20,613 |
| MARILYN MARLES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY ERICKSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| VERONICA BOCIAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| KAUSAR JAFFER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY DOBIL BARNETT | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNE WILCHEK BASIST | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MEGHAN LEBLANC | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VERONICA CUMMINGS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIA DEFEBO-EDWARDS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KARA MOHSINGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTAN PARKER FIELDS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA SCHIAFFINO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROD HARRELSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON ROTH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ILENE WOOD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LIZ MARTIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM SANDERS | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $79,191 | $24,946 |
| MARILYN MARLES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS SANDERCOCK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA SCHIAFFINO | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| KAUSAR JAFFER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| SANTA BANNON-SHILEA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY DOBIL BARNETT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNE WILCHEK BASIST | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VERONICA BOCIAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VERONICA CUMMINGS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIA DEFEBO-EDWARDS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY ERICKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTAN PARKER FIELDS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON GLASSMAN | PRESIDENT EMERITUS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROD HARRELSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH MASSA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON ROTH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN SOKOLSKI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RAY STARNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ILENE WOOD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM SANDERS | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $64,200 | $22,549 |
| DIANE DONAHER | MANAGING DIRECTOR - PAST Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $56,250 | $369 |
| CHERYL BUCZEK-MUELLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARILYN MARLES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| RAY STARNER | 2ND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS SANDERCOCK | 1ST VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS DOWNING | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA PRICE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNE WILCHEK BASIST | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON GLASSMAN | PRESIDENT EMERITUS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROD HARRELSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER ABRAHAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAUSAR JAFFER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTAN PARKER FIELDS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH MASSA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA SCHIAFFINO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON ROTH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN SOKOLSKI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SANTA BANNON-SHILEA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ILENE WOOD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID YANOSHIK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 514 N 19TH ST, ALLENTOWN, PA 18104-0000
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- TIMOTHY ERICKSON, 527 N 19TH STREET, ALLENTOWN, PA 18104
- Signed the 990
- TIMOTHY ERICKSON, TREASURER
- Phone
- (610) 432-8943
- Website
- WWW.CIVICTHEATRE.COM
- Return prepared by
- CAMPBELL RAPPOLD & YURASITS LLP
Mission
THE MISSION: THE THEATRE IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY PERFORMING ARTS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY COMMUNITY. CIVIC CARRIES OUT ITS MISSION BY PRESENTING AFFORDABLE THEATRE, MUSIC AND ART-HOUSE CINEMA, AND BY CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADULTS AND YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY TO LEARN AND APPLY THE THEATRE ARTS, WORKING WITH PROFESSIONALS AS WELL AS EACH OTHER. IN ADDITION, WORKSHOPS, CLASSES, PERFORMANCES AND AN OUTREACH PROGRAM SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE.
Program accomplishments
- CIVIC'S LIVE THEATRE PROGRAM - INCLUDES FOUR PROFESSIONAL MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS PER YEAR AND AN ANNUAL THEATRE SCHOOL PRODUCTION STAGED IN THE HISTORIC 500-SEAT NINETEENTH STREET THEATRE. IN ADDITION, MORE INTIMATE PRODUCTIONS, PLAYWRIGHT EVENTS, AND READINGS ARE STAGED IN THE ADJACENT 92-SEAT THEATRE 514. PRODUCTIONS RANGE FROM LITERATURE-BASED PRODUCTIONS, PROVOCATIVE DRAMAS, BROADWAY MUSICALS, LESSER-KNOWN OFF-BROADWAY PIECES AND NEW WORKS BY LOCAL PLAYWRIGHTS. PLAYWRIGHT EVENTS AND READINGS COMPLIMENT PRODUCTIONS.Expenses $681,809 · revenue $591,226
- CIVIC'S THEATRE EDUCATION PROGRAM - INCLUDES ITS THEATRE SCHOOL, WHICH OFFERS THREE SESSIONS SPANNING PRESCHOOL THOUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND SERVES A TOTAL OF 300 STUDENTS THROUGH ON-SITE CLASSES EACH YEAR. CIVIC ALSO CONDUCTS AN OUTREACH PROGRAM TO CHILDREN AT ACADEMIC RISK THROUGH LOCAL SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES AND YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS WITH ITS ARTS-INFUSED LITERACY PROMOTION PROGRAM, READING WITH CAT IN THE HAT AND FRIENDS. AN INTERACTIVE DRAMATIC READING BY ACTOR-FACILITATOR IN COSTUME IS FOLLOWED UP BY CLASS ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE READING AS A LIFETIME HABIT. MORE THAN 80 CHILDREN'S ROLES ARE OFFERED THROUGH OPEN AUDITIONS TO THE ANNUAL PRODUCTION OF A CHRISTMAS CAROL, AN INTERGENERATIONAL PRODUCTION. SCHOOL MATINEES ARE OFFERED TO SCHOOLS AT DEEPLY DISCOUNTED TICKET PRICES. ADDITIONALLY, FREE TICKETS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO LOCAL YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS WHICH HAVE AN INTEREST IN ATTENDING THEATRE PRODUCTIONS.Expenses $164,417 · revenue $121,441
- CIVIC FILM - OFFERS SCREENINGS OF 60 AMERICAN INDEPENDENT, FOREIGN AND DOCUMENTARY FILMS EACH YEAR. THESE NONCOMMERICAL FILMS EXPLORE NEW ARTISTIC TERRITORY OUTSIDE OF CLASSICAL HOLLYWOOD NARRATIVE AND ENGAGE VIEWERS IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF SOCIETAL ISSUES, THE PERSONAL STRUGGLES AND STRENGTHS OF ORDINARY PEOPLE, AND MANY THAT OFFER INSIGHT INTO THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE.Expenses $198,159 · revenue $26,044
- COMMUNITY OUTREACH
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-2152581
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1957
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A650)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,045,091
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,114,097
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,104,532 | $1,524,628 | $6,045,091 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,181,535 | $1,599,420 | $6,576,579 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,229,823 | $1,693,151 | $6,994,464 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,177,208 | $1,505,192 | $7,457,792 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-2152581).
Questions about CIVIC THEATRE OF ALLENTOWN PA
- What is the EIN of CIVIC THEATRE OF ALLENTOWN PA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CIVIC THEATRE OF ALLENTOWN PA is 23-2152581.
- Is CIVIC THEATRE OF ALLENTOWN PA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1957.
- Are donations to CIVIC THEATRE OF ALLENTOWN PA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CIVIC THEATRE OF ALLENTOWN PA file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CIVIC THEATRE OF ALLENTOWN PA due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CIVIC THEATRE OF ALLENTOWN PA last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CIVIC THEATRE OF ALLENTOWN PA?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names TIMOTHY ERICKSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of CIVIC THEATRE OF ALLENTOWN PA?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 17 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $79,200 (WILLIAM SANDERS, MANAGING DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does CIVIC THEATRE OF ALLENTOWN PA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,104,532, expenses of $1,524,628 and total assets of $6,045,091 at year end.
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